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The people who made the games

What the people who made the Famicom, Super Famicom and arcade titles are posting today. You can move back and forth between here and the pages for their titles.

People (118)

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Yoshiki Okamoto
Formerly of Capcom. Game designer and producer / 34 titles
Nobuo Uematsu
Composer. Formerly of Square. Music for Final Fantasy / 18 titles
Masanobu Endo
Formerly of Namco. Game design for Xevious and The Tower of Druaga / 6 titles
Takashi Tokita
Square Enix. Live A Live / 9 titles
Yuzo Koshiro
Composer. Head of Ancient / 9 titles
Masahiro Sakurai
Formerly of HAL Laboratory. Kirby / 3 titles
Takahashi Meijin
Formerly of Hudson. The face of an era as a master player / 7 titles
Shigeru Miyamoto
Nintendo. Creator of Mario and Zelda / 51 titles
Satoru Iwata
Formerly of HAL Laboratory, later president of Nintendo (died 2015) / 21 titles
Gunpei Yokoi
Formerly of Nintendo. Creator of the Game & Watch and the Game Boy (died 1997) / 37 titles
Koichi Nakamura
Founder of Chunsoft. Door Door and Dragon Quest / 12 titles
Yuji Naka
Formerly of Sega. Sonic the Hedgehog / 4 titles
Noritaka Funamizu
Credited on 18 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: planner-special advisor-general producer / 18 titles
Akira Yasuda
Credited on 11 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: designer-Planning-original artwork / 11 titles
Akira Nishitani
Credited on 7 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: game analyzer-planner-director / 7 titles
Kinu Nishimura
Credited on 6 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: character design-character designer-AD design / 6 titles
BENGUS
Credited on 8 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: artist-scroll designer-original artwork / 8 titles
Yoko Shimomura
Credited on 7 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: Music-Music-music composition / 7 titles
Shinji Hosoe
Credited on 6 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: music, sound effects-Music-sound effects / 6 titles
Yuki Iwai
Credited on 6 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: music-music composer-music composition & arrangement / 6 titles
Yuko Takehara
Credited on 6 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: music composition-music composition & arrangement-music composers & arrangement / 6 titles
Hideki Okugawa
Credited on 5 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: music composer-music-music composition / 5 titles
Masato Koda
Credited on 5 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: sound composition-music composer-music / 5 titles
Ikeno
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: original artwork-character design / 3 titles
Shoichi Fukatani
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: programming / 2 titles
Yoshinori Kawamoto
Credited on 4 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: sound designer-Music-sound effects / 4 titles
Katsuya Akitomo
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: character design / 1 titles
Kaname Fujioka
Credited on 4 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: object design-object-character graphics / 4 titles
Edayan
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: original artwork-character design / 3 titles
Yasuhisa Watanabe
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: Music-sound effects-game design-Music / 3 titles
Toshio Tabeta
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Sega-Namco). Main roles: producer-programming-executive producer / 3 titles
Ryo Yonemitsu
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: arrangement / 2 titles
Tamayo Kawamoto
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom-Taito). Main roles: sound composer-Music / 2 titles
Tokuro Fujiwara
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: game designer-planning advisor / 2 titles
Shinichiro Obata
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: game designer-planner / 3 titles
DJ Sandow
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: ADVENTURES music composer-sound effect design / 3 titles
Hideaki Itsuno
Credited on 3 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: planner / 3 titles
Tomohiro Nishikado
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Taito / Midway-Taito). Main roles: designer-programming-director / 2 titles
Toshikazu Tanaka
Credited on 2 arcade titles (SNK). Main roles: sound-Music / 2 titles
Junko Ozawa
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: music, sound effects-Music / 2 titles
Hisayoshi Ogura
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: sound director-sound / 2 titles
Masahiko Takaki
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: sound / 2 titles
Ryo Mizutsuki
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: composition-sound / 2 titles
Ayako Saso
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Norihiro Furukawa
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: composition & arrangement-sound / 2 titles
Tsukasa Tawada
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Jaleco). Main roles: sound / 1 titles
Takashi Nagasako
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 2 titles
Koji Tobe
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 2 titles
Jin Yamanoi
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 2 titles
Manami Matsumae
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: Music-sound / 2 titles
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: executive producer / 2 titles
Hiroyuki Kawada
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: music composer-sound composer / 2 titles
Yoshinori Ono
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: sound management director / 1 titles
Katsuro Tajima
Credited on 2 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: Music-original music / 2 titles
Seiichi Sakurai
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Tetsuo Hara
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: character design, illustration / 1 titles
Kenichi Kamio
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: sound direction / 1 titles
Masaya Nakamura
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: production / 1 titles
Katsuhisa Ishikawa
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: sound effect designer / 1 titles
Kunio Okawara
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: mecha design / 1 titles
Miki Higashino
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Konami). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Akari Kaida
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: sound composition / 1 titles
Koichi Kitazumi
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: production / 1 titles
Hisako Tazaki
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Jaleco). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Kazuo Sawa
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Jaleco). Main roles: sound driver / 1 titles
Yoshinori Nagumo
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: producer / 1 titles
Ryozo Tsujimoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: planner / 1 titles
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Miyuki Yamamoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Miki Yoshino
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Norihiko Togashi
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: sound designer / 1 titles
Yoshihiro Kishimoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: Planning-programming / 1 titles
Norio Nakagata
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: sound / 1 titles
Harumi Fujita
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Yasuaki Fujita
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Tatsuya Minami
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: Planning / 1 titles
Junya Inoue
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Cave (Capcom license)). Main roles: graphics director / 1 titles
Masayuki Uemura
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: producer / 1 titles
Kenji Miki
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: director / 1 titles
Maya Okamoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Yuri Amano
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Masahiko Osawa
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: NTV producer / 1 titles
Kōichi Tokita
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: original character design / 1 titles
Sakurako Kishiro
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Satoru Okada
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: director / 1 titles
Yoshio Sakamoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: design / 1 titles
Hirokazu Tanaka
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Nintendo). Main roles: sound composition / 1 titles
Yuji Kaida
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: cover illustration / 1 titles
Yutaka Kagawa
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: direction & storyboard / 1 titles
Ryosuke Naya
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: sound director / 1 titles
Yuriko Keino
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: original sound creator / 1 titles
Shinichi Sakamoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Sega / Westone). Main roles: Music / 1 titles
Jun Chikuma
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Sega / Westone). Main roles: arrangement / 1 titles
Hekiru Shiina
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Takkō Ishimori
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Hiroshi Fuji
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Namco). Main roles: character design / 1 titles
Masami Ōbari
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: character design-voice / 1 titles
Kazunori Iwakura
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: animation director / 1 titles
Hiroshi Kato
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: art director / 1 titles
Kumiko Nakayama
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: color design / 1 titles
Masafumi Mima
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Technos Japan). Main roles: sound director / 1 titles
Rieko Kodama
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Sega). Main roles: designer / 1 titles
Kenji Eno
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Sega). Main roles: sound creator / 1 titles
Nobuyuki Okude
Credited on 1 arcade titles (SNK). Main roles: executive producer / 1 titles
Takatsuna Semba
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: original work, production / 1 titles
Kenji Kaido
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Taito). Main roles: production, game design / 1 titles
Keita Nishihara
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Yoshiya Nemoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Chisa Yokoyama
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Yuko Sasamoto
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Yayoi Jinguji
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Wataru Takagi
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Tomomichi Nishimura
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Michiko Neya
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Sōichirō Hoshi
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Osamu Hosoi
Credited on 1 arcade titles (Capcom). Main roles: voice / 1 titles
Sources: Japanese Wikipedia (evidence for the roles; the passages under "In their own words" are quoted verbatim and are reusable under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)). Links and video titles come from each person's official pages, with the date checked noted.